The passage of what became known as the "Cottage Bill" by both houses of the state assembly on Dec.
Professors at the University are constantly pushing the boundaries of their disciplines, whether in nanotechnology or literary theory.
After water immersed miles of pristine beach in Wadduwa, Sri Lanka, panicked hotel guests ran up the stairs as the ocean plunged into the first-floor rooms.
A national quality of life index based on a new research method may soon supplement indicators like the gross domestic product.Noble laureate and Wilson School professor Daniel Kahneman and economist Alan Krueger were part of an inter-university team that developed the Day Reconstruction Method for measuring the emotional quality of people's daily experiences.The Day Reconstruction Method requires survey participants to rank specific activities from the previous day on an "enjoyment scale."Kahneman said he thought a new method of ascertaining people's quality of life was necessary because all previous surveys, such as the standard Experience Sampling Method, ask only "superficial, general questions."As a result, "global evaluations are inaccurate," Kahneman said.In their initial survey, 909 working women in Texas composed the sample population.By analyzing the women's responses to their activities, the research team gauged whether people actually enjoy daily activities by getting their opinions directly after the events occurred.And the surveyors found some interesting results.
Images of Princeton: From FitzRandolph Gate without the gate to Election 2004, from the Pre-Rade to protests in the Borough, these photographs capture the dynamics of campus and community during the past year. ->
Starting with the Class of 2008, the Bendheim Center for Finance will institute more rigorous enrollment requirements for acceptance into its finance certificate program.The number of students in the program has grown from 61 with the Class of 2000 to 155 juniors currently enrolled.But the new selection process, which will require a minimum grade point average in prerequisite courses, will limit the program to approximately 100 certificate candidates in each class.The decision to implement a more selective process came as a result of logistical concerns related to increased student interest in the program."The rising popularity of the certificate in finance has made it difficult for our relatively small faculty specializing in finance to properly teach and advise our students," Director of the Bendheim Center Yacine Ait-Sahalia said in an email.
After water immersed miles of pristine beach in Wadduwa, Sri Lanka, panicked hotel guests ran up the stairs as the ocean plunged into the first-floor rooms.
Students across campus geared up for Dean's Date by staking claim to quiet corners for days at a time, forsaking the usual comforts of food, sleep and showers.
If the mass-transit vision of some University engineering students becomes a reality, "what station?" might replace "what exit?" as New Jersey's mocking tagline.Students taking ORF 467: Transportation unveiled their proposal on Tuesday for a constructing a personal rapid transit (PRT) system across New Jersey.Like a monorail with small, personal cars instead of large trains, PRT is designed to blend the flexibility of car travel with the economic and environmental benefits of mass transit.Before commuters could trade in their cars, however, thousands of miles of overhead guideways would have to be built throughout the state ? an "ambitious but realistic" task, according to Mathe Mosny '06, one of the project's leaders.Small student teams were assigned to map out a network of guideways in each of New Jersey's 21 counties.
A glance at her right hand reveals a glimmer of red and blue ? ruby and sapphire, actually, upon closer observation."Oh, my husband," she says, half-sighing, half-chuckling, "I never had an engagement ring; we've been married for 28 years."But now there's someone new in her life."I am now professionally married to Penn," says Amy Gutmann, the new University of Pennsylvania president and former Princeton provost.
Two key committees on financial aid have recommended that international students receive a $400 allowance for meals or travel over winter break.The proposal, which would cost the University $72,000 annually, was made by the Student and Faculty Committees on Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid at the urging of outgoing USG president Matt Margolin.
Chemical Engineering Professor Vladamir Smirnov announced yesterday that he would be heading a study on the addictive component of marijuana, using a group of Princeton students as subjects."We're interested in how the drug affects people of a variety of lifestyles," Smirnov said.
Following the Robertson Foundation's lead, the Carnegie Foundation announced Tuesday that it is suing the University for control of the lake bearing its name.The Foundation, run by descendants of Andrew Carnegie, claims that the University violated its mandate by allowing women to row on its man-made waters.The donation that paid for the creation of the lake, given in 1902 by Andrew Carnegie, stipulated that the lake would, "allow strapping Princeton men to hone their strokes while developing fraternal bonds."Peter J.
NASSAU HALL ? Princeton University will henceforth be known as Arinceton University, president Shirley Tilghman announced today in a hastily called press conference.While Tilghman refused to explain the reasoning behind the move, high ranking administrators confirmed that the switch was to give Princeton alphabetical priority in the case of another tie with Harvard atop the U.S.
Tower Club president Eric Czervionke '05 has expelled three club members for being members of the The Daily Princetonian senior news board.The expelled members ? Zackary Surakary '05, Rob Simmons '05 and Ana Book '06 ? learned Tuesday that their memberships had been terminated.During his reign as president, Czervionke has explicitly prohibited members from talking about the club with members of the media, despite the fact that roughly half of the club is, in fact, the media. Leprechaun MandateCzervionke declined to discuss his decision with the 'Prince,' citing his own policy and saying that, "the leprechauns told me to do it."But several club members anonymously confirmed that hostilities between the expelled staffers and Czervionke have escalated in recent weeks, ever since Czervionke discovered that they had been talking to themselves."Eric saw Zack looking at the mirror in the bathroom," one club member said, "and was positive that he was transmitting quotes regarding the club via ESP."Other club members said that Simmons was often seen singing to himself, and Czervionke figured that was going in the paper, too.Book, meanwhile, was cited for spending too much time with her boyfriend, Tower member and 'Prince' senior writer Josh Brodie."Fraternization with the enemy is not permitted," Czervionke said, in a thinly veiled reference to Book and Brodie, adding that the leprechauns had told him that as well. Angry JewsIn a hastily called meeting late Tuesday night, the remaining Tower-'Prince' members expressed outrage at Czervionke's decision.Brodie characterized the discussion as "a bunch of angry Jews venting," saying that they would be encouraging sophomore 'Prince' writers not to bicker Tower.World-renowned "Street" analyst Callen Cooper noted that Tower might face dire consequences if Czervionke's decision is not overturned."Without the 'Prince' staffers and the Jews, Tower's bicker class will likely be cut in half," Cooper noted.
If George Bush has never made a mistake, then neither have we.But in case we did: sorry, we're drunk.Now, onto our regularly scheduled corrections....the 'Prince' regrets several things: We regret that time we up hooked up with our Geosciences preceptorWe regret "the no snooze, no booze" rule.
In a move designed to boost science enrollment, the University has announced that Bill Nye will teach the interdisciplinary "Science Sequence" beginning next year.Nye, the science guy, is known for his bowtiesHe was chosen for his ability to teach across subjects in the natural sciences, and for his ability to blow things up in a way that is totally safe for your own home, said Dean of the Faculty David Dobkin."When I saw the episode where he explains the volcanism using vinegar and baking soda, I knew he was the right choice for the University community," Dobkin said.
In a joint press conference held yesterday, officers of Cottage Club and the LGBT announced they had struck a deal to foster inclusivity and, some suspect, better Bicker numbers."This is something we've been considering for a long time," Cottage president Turnbull Smythe said.LGBT chair Lymon Marcus was equally enthused."We're all about diversity, and in recent years our members have tended to stick to only a few clubs," she said.
After additional events on Friday and Saturday, Princeton Tsunami Relief (PTR) has raised close to $5,400 in donations from students, faculty, staff and visitors since fundraising began on campus Jan.
The University announced the creation of a student engineering exchange program with all-female Smith College on Wednesday.The program, slated to start in 2006, will afford both male and female students the opportunity to study at the other college for a semester.The program has been in development since last year when University professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering Barrie Royce became the interim dean of graduate affairs for the engineering school.During his yearlong tenure, Royce said he wanted to start a project that would encourage women to pursue graduate engineering degrees because men outnumber women in the field.Royce chose Smith College as the partner for the exchange program because he had colleagues who had recently launched an engineering program there.Maria Klawe, dean of Princeton's School of Engineering and Applied Science, said she believes the program will encourage women to try engineering by giving them a chance to experience a different academic environment in which they will be in the gender majority."The percentage of women in engineering is overall only 15 to 20 percent," she said.
